ELECTRIC POWER

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10810, 28 January 1921, Page 4

ELECTRIC POWER

PEER INTO THE FUIURB. INTERESTING STATEMENT AT SCIENCE CONGRESS. (By Telegraph—Special to “Timee.”) PALMERSTON N-, January 27. At the Science Congress Mr L. Bbk touched upon the subject off duiliiii power with regard to the future. The Government proposals, be said, preside for one horsepower to each fire head of the population • say 240,000-borse power fin- the whole Dominion. The normal coal consumption of the Dominion is about 2,500,000 ft™' (per year, and the possible saving in coal consumption, averaging both oatv and country users at about 30 to 12 tare of coal per horse-potwor per year, is thus approximately the total amount of the present consumption of the Dominion. Of reunse, a large consumption must still be required for gaa prrerel ing, bunkering and main, line rials ays, but, on the other hand, the electsae supply will be largely required for post houses and new industries, and w 3 also be used to replace candles, kerosene, petrol, and mainly firewood, as well as coal; leaving a fairly large demand for real even when the foil 240,000 horse-power is available from by-dro-eleotrio sources.